Hoyo de Monterrey

Cigar Brand Highlight

Cuba’s José Gener registered the Hoyo de Monterrey brand in 1865 and the cigar has long been a major name in Cuban cigars. The brand is named after the Basin of Monterrey, which refers to a fertile plantation bought by tobacco grower José Gener in 1860 that's located on a river’s edge in the Vuelta Abajo region of Cuba. The Hoyo Double Corona has a longstanding reputation for excellence, as does the robusto-sized Epicure No. 2.

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Hoyo de Monterrey in the news

A Hoyo Humidor Made Just For Spain

October 19, 2022

Spain has dressed up the Hoyo de Monterrey Petit Robustos with a new, boldly branded humidor that holds a box of these short Cuban cigars.

Celebratory Cohibas And More Coming From Cuba

May 4, 2021

The famed Cohiba brand took center stage when Cuba announced the upcoming release of several new Cohibas and other cigars.

Cuban Hoyo Primaveras Launching Virtually in Hong Kong

January 8, 2021

The Hoyo de Monterrey Primaveras are made especially to commemorate the Chinese zodiac calendar’s Year of the Ox, and the new Cuban cigar will fittingly get its global release in Hong Kong …

Ceramic Cigar Jars Mark 60 Years of Asia-Cuba Relations

October 14, 2020

Pacific Cigar, the Habanos distributor for the Asia Pacific region, has released three limited-edition ceramic jars created to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between Cuba and three …

A Walking Tour of Cuba’s La Corona Factory

March 4, 2020

From the outside, the La Corona factory looks like any other non-descript building in Havana, but it's actually filled with about 750 employees—300 of which are dedicated rollers.